FNUS72 KILM 101416 FWSILM SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN SWAMP BURN...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 916 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND DEWPOINT RISES THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH VERY GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW ON THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. AT THE GREEN SWAMP BURN SITE...BURN OFF TEMPERATURE TODAY WILL BE AROUND 61 DEGREES LIKELY OCCURRING BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM. WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS/FIRE CONTROL OVER FLAT TERRAIN IS FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........55 58 61 53 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 63 65 65 63 RH..............83 72 68 68 72 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 S 9 SW 9 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2500 4900 4900 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 SW 24 SW 22 SW 22 SW 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........48 47 46 48 49 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 58 56 55 54 54 RH..............77 83 85 93 94 89 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 400 400 400 600 700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 S 13 S 12 S 12 S 14 SW 9 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 35 45 55 58 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 59 67 69 69 68 RH..............92 83 69 68 71 75 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 7 S 10 S 12 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....700 400 2200 2200 4600 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 S 9 SW 22 SW 22 SW 31 SW 31 $$ FORECASTER...KREITNER REQUESTED BY...GARY CURCIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090210.GREEN.03/ILM